Single kanji#4,985 most used
補う
Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)
to make up for; to supplement
IN A SENTENCE
彼は知恵の足りないのを力で補った。
What he lacked in wit, he made up for in energy.
from Tatoeba
IN OTHER SENTENCES
あなたは来週その損失を補わなければならない。
You must make up the loss next week.
from Tatoeba
MEANING
1to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
godan verb · transitive
TANGOYA ASKS
The dictionary gives 補う this one meaning.
DETAILS
Kind単漢字, single kanji
Frequency#4,985 most used
Written補う only
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium